The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Saturday, March 25, 1995               TAG: 9503250276
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B7   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: EURE                               LENGTH: Short :   24 lines

JOHN A. CARLSON

John August Carlson, 76, of Route 1, died Thursday, March 23, 1995, in Roanoke-Chowan Hospital, Ahoskie.

Mr. Carlson was born in Long Island, N.Y. A retired automobile mechanic, he had served in the U.S. Army during World War II and received the Purple Heart.

Surviving are his wife, Helen Elizabeth Podgurski Carlson; two daughters, Patricia Patrick and her husband, Dennis George Patrick of Eure, and Joyce Ann Blakeman of Eure.

Funeral services will be private, with Miller Funeral Home, Gatesville, handling arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to the Gates County Rescue Squad.

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